College and Career Pathways

 

(Some require additional postsecondary education/training)

 

Film & Television Production

• Director
  
  
• Assistant Director (1st AD / 2nd AD)
  
  
• Producer / Associate Producer
  
  
• Production Coordinator
  
  
• Production Assistant (PA)
  
  
• Script Supervisor
  
  
• Unit Production Manager
  
  
• Line Producer
  
  
• Casting Assistant
  
  
• Talent Coordinator
  

Camera & Cinematography

• Director of Photography (DP)
  
  
• Camera Operator
  
  
• First Assistant Camera (1st AC) / Focus Puller
  
  
• Second Assistant Camera (2nd AC) / Clapper Loader
  
  
• Steadicam / Gimbal Operator
  
  
• Drone Operator
  
  
• Video Assist Technician
  
  
• Digital Imaging Technician (DIT)
  
  
  

Lighting & Grip

• Gaffer (Chief Lighting Technician)
  
  
• Best Boy Electric
  
  
• Grip / Key Grip
  
  
• Dolly Grip
  
  
• Lighting Technician
  
  
• Rigging Grip
  
  
• Electrician (Set Lighting Technician)
  
  
  

Sound & Audio Production

• Sound Mixer / Sound Recordist
  
  
• Boom Operator
  
  
• Audio Engineer
  
  
• ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement) Technician
  
  
• Foley Artist / Foley Mixer
  
  
• Post-Production Sound Editor
  
  
• Sound Designer
  
  
• Music Supervisor
  
  
  

Post-Production & Editing

• Video Editor
  
  
• Assistant Editor
  
  
• Colorist
  
  
• Motion Graphics Designer
  
  
• Visual Effects (VFX) Artist
  
  
• Compositor
  
  
• Media Manager
  
  
• Post-Production Supervisor
  
  
  

Design, Animation & Visual Media

• Multimedia Designer
  
  
• Graphic Designer
  
  
• 2D/3D Animator
  
  
• Title Designer
  
  
• Storyboard Artist
  
  
• Visual Content Creator
  
  
• Digital Illustrator
  
  
  

Broadcast & Studio Production

• Studio Camera Operator
  
  
• Technical Director
  
  
• Floor Director
  
  
• Broadcast Technician
  
  
• Video Switcher Operator
  
  
• Teleprompter Operator
  
  
• Studio Audio Engineer
  
  
• Control Room Operator
  
  
  

Marketing, Commercial, & Corporate Media

• Corporate Video Producer
  
  
• Commercial Videographer
  
  
• Marketing Content Creator
  
  
• Brand Storyteller
  
  
• Social Media Video Editor
  
  
• Content Strategist
  
  
• Digital Marketing Specialist
  
  
  

Education, Training, & Freelance Opportunities

• Freelance Videographer / Editor
  
  
• YouTube / Streaming Content Creator
  
  
• Educational Media Producer
  
  
• Media Instructor / Trainer
  
  
• Event Videographer
  
  
• Wedding / Live Event Cinematographer
  

For sample occupations and post secondary educational requirements, visit:

 

www.careertech.org and click on“Career Clusters & Pathways”